Junior Science Quiz

Question 1
• Match the elements chlorine and helium with
their correct symbols
A. Ca and Hg respectively.
B.   Cl and H respectively.
C.   Cl and He respectively.
D.   C and He respectively.
 Question 2
• Which one of the following metals is a liquid
at room temperature?
A.  Mercury.
B.  Sodium.
C.  Aluminium.
D.  Calcium.
 Question 3
• What is an element?
A.  A substance which cannot be split up into
simpler substances by chemical means.
B.  A negatively charged particle orbiting around
the nucleus.
C.  The smallest particle that can exist
independently.
D.  A substance made up of two or more atoms
chemically combined.
 Question 4
• A base that is soluble in water is known as
A.   acidic
B.   neutral
C.   an alkali
D.   basic
 Question 5
• What colour will litmus paper change to if
placed in orange juice?
A.   blue
B.   red
C.   green
D.   yellow
 Question 6
• Evaporation is used to
A.   separate the dyes in a marker
B.   obtain the solute from the solution
C.   separate solids of different particle size
D.   separate liquids of different boiling points
 Question 7
• Dyes in water soluble markers may be
separated by means of
A.  decanting
B.  distillation
C.  chromatography
D.  evaporation
 Question 8
• Which one of the following substances is a
mixture?
A.  seawater
B.  salt
C.  water
D.  copper
 Question 9
• In a coffee machine, the ground coffee is
separated from the coffee solution by using
A.   sand paper
B.   filter paper
C.   tissue paper
D.   toilet paper
 Question 10
• Which one of the following would you use to
separate sand from iron filings?
A.  chromatography paper
B.  filter paper
C.  a distillation apparatus
D.  a bar magnet
 Question 11
• The volt is the unit of
A.  electric current
B.  temperature
C.  potential difference
D.  resistance
 Question 12
• Which one of the following is the chemical
symbol for nitrogen?
A.  Ne
B.  N
C.  Nit
D.  K